Steven stuckys luminous pulitzer prizewinning second concerto for orchestra is a riveting exploration of sonority and soundpainting while john harbisons fourth symphony is a big, bold, jazzimbued work by one of americas most important living symphonists. American orchestral music performed by the albany symphony orchestra. It has to be at that level to take on a program like last saturdays. Stucky learned the viola at a young age and wrote a.
Provided to youtube by naxos of america concerto for orchestra no. The late steven stucky s second concerto for orchestra is a brilliant showpiece, relished by these young musicians. The slow third movement offers solos and duets for english horn, bass clarinet and bassoon, tuba and solo cello. Closing the disc is stucky s second concerto for orchestra for which he received the 2005 pulitzer prize in music. Herbert howells concerto for string orchestra 1938 wise. Steven stucky theodore presser co second concerto for orchestra.
Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. For information about the content and arrangement of this list, consult the introduction to the column in the september 2006 issue p. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. The entire score of the concerto at that stage ran to 300 pages, so if you imagine this was only one draft of the work, it is possible to understand the amount of work that went into the reconstruction even after marco had done all his work. An interview from 2005, the year of his pulitzer award written by franklin crawford. Herbert howells concerto for string orchestra 1938 this concerto for string orchestra is a newold work revived in january 1974 at a halle orchestra concert, conducted by sir adrian boult, to whom it is dedicated. The piece reuses material from the composers score to cman, a 1949 thriller.
The second concerto for orchestra is a concerto for orchestra by the american composer steven stucky. For this reason, performances of the concerto for group and orchestra can only be in the original form that jon himself. May 30, 2012 second concerto for orchestra steven stucky. The year is 1721 and bach is carefully copying out the full score. The piece was awarded the 2005 pulitzer prize for music. Shop and buy second concerto for orchestra sheet music. Full score a1897 second concerto for orchestra study score by steven stucky 2006 sheet music viotti violin concerto no. Denizens of disney hall had been scheduled to get a double dose of steven stucky this week. Stucky has a tendency, he said, to postpone starting a piece until hes kicked it around in his head for a while. On this occasion, the sauterfinegan orchestra alternated and combined forces with conductor fritz reiner and the mighty chicago symphony orchestra in liebermanns concerto, where the jazz forces prevail in a surprisingly harmonious encounter with uncompromising, contemporary, classical writing. Michala petri, danish national symphony orchestra, conductor lan shui.
The dallas symphony orchestra, under the direction of jaap van zweden, presents the premiere of steven stucky s oratorio august 4, 1964, with soloists, from left, mezzosoprano kelley oconnor, soprano laquita mitchell, tenor vale rideout, and baritone robert orth. Dec 01, 2012 with the composer on hand, alan gilbert and the new york philharmonic introduced steven stuckys new, accessible symphony at lincoln center on thursday night. Steven stucky, a pulitzer prizewinning american composer whose work was widely commissioned by major orchestras around the world and who earned respect as a conductor, teacher and author, died on sunday at his home in ithaca, n. Steven stucky statecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. A key to abbreviated imprints is found at the end of this column. He is now taking a muchneeded break and working on a chamber piece for arizona friends of. Portions of the score were used in his violin concerto 2003, written for joshua bell, who premiered it on september 19, 2003 with the baltimore symphony orchestra.
Steven stucky 19492016 second concerto for orchestra national orchestral institute philharmonic david alan miller this is the third recording in a multiyear partnership between the national orchestral institute philharmonic and naxos to release one album of american music each year. Second concerto for orchestra, by steven stucky theodore presser company. Steven stucky, americas composerinresidence, as russell platt of the new yorker put it awhile back. One day in 2005, composer steven stucky was interrupted while teaching a lesson in his office at cornell. The finale combines many elements, but most prominent is a series of brass fanfares alternating with a set of variations for the soloist accompanied by. Concerto score commentary jon lord the official website. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic.
His awardwinning composition, the second concerto for orchestra, premiered march 12, 2004. Of these composers, harbison has the largest discography, with stucky and ruggles lagging far behind. We receive a few requests of this kind, and while of course we want to encourage as many performances of jons music as possible, its important at the same time to make sure that these are as jon would have wanted. The sheer size of the 2019 catalogue meant that it had to be divided into three sections for convenient reading. Neither of his parents was musical, but he learned the viola at a young age and wrote a pair of. Other noteworthy compositions by stucky include the symphonic poem radical light 2007, rhapsodies for orchestra 2008, the oratorio august 4, 1964 2008, a symphony 2012, and his second concerto for orchestra 2003, which won the 2005 pulitzer prize for music. The complete score and parts are available for rental only.
The second, a scherzo in nearperpetual motion, is dominated by ostinato figures. Les couleurs fauves vivid colors is a product of karel husas fascination with brilliant colors in music, nature and art while rochbergs black sounds is a dark score. Steven stucky taught at cornell university from 1980 to 2014. Since 2006, he and simonini have written scores for film, sound installations. Coriglianos fourth film score was for francois girards the red violin 1997 which won him his second academy award nomination and the 1999 oscar for best film score. It was awarded the 2002 pulitzer prize for music, and premiered on december 12 at davies symphony hall in san francisco. Suntreader of carl ruggles, steven stucky s second concerto for orchestra, and the john harbison 4th symphony.
Winner of the 2005 pulitzer prize in music, stuckys second concerto for orchestra is presented in a handsome edition. Philharmonic, and later he became the orchestra s consulting composer for new music, working closely with esapekka salonen. Steven stucky is a pulitzer prizewinning american composer. In his linernotes, robert lintott says the piece is rife with musical puzzles, although i doubt most listeners will be aware of the composers compositional tricks and tributes. Last week, as the festival of contemporary music at tanglewood was gliding to a close, the large student orchestra of the tanglewood music center lit into steven stucky s second concerto for. The symphony by the american composer steven stucky is a fourmovement symphony for orchestra. Apr 11, 2017 the sheet music for seitz student concerto no 3 for violin and string orchestra is available from file contains all of the sheet music to download in pdf format. Lutoslawski concerto for orchestra by scoresondemand issuu. Ice field is a musical composition by henry brant, for large orchestral groups and organ, commissioned by other minds for a december 2001 premiere by the san francisco symphony. Second concerto for orchestra 2003, radical light 200607, symphony 2012, and. Trombone 3 part qty 2 a3174 flute concerto in g major, qv 5.
Its no surprise then, that this musical memorial to stucky. The full score for this large work for orchestra, written in 2005 for violinist anthony marwood. David alan miller, director of the albany symphony. The resonance of debussy for united states postmodernists. Concerto for group and orchestra jon lord the official. Part 1 includes the naxos label only, while part 2a and part 2b has the catalogues of the affiliated labels in the naxos music group. Concerto for tuba second concerto for orchestra study score by steven stucky 2006 sheet music concerto grosso no. New york philharmonic plays steven stuckys symphony the. Les couleurs fauves vivid colors is a product of karel husas fascination with brilliant colors in music, nature and art while rochbergs black sounds is a dark score, originally written as film music for an erotic murder mystery. Alexander timofeev concerto for two pianos and chamber orchestra, op. Seitz student concerto no 3 for violin and string orchestra. Stuckys dedication of his second concerto for orchestra is to both the.
Steven stucky was both a successful composer and an influential teacher. The hodgson wind ensemble the hodgson program notes wind ensemble. Stucky had just won the pulitzer prize in music for his second concerto for orchestra. Pulitzer prize for his second concerto for orchestra, he is a trustee of the. Music by martha horst, steven stucky, and roger zare. Steven stucky, a cornell professor, composer and conductor, has won the 2005 pulitzer prize for music. American orchestral music performed by the albany symphony. On writing a second concerto for orchestra october 2003. Silent spring is a 2011 symphonic poem for orchestra by the american composer steven stucky. Umwo musicians explore musical images of darkness and color through the works of contemporary composers. The orchestra commissioned his second concerto for orchestra. Commissioned by the orchestra, his second concerto for orchestra brought him the pulitzer prize in music in 2005.
In 2005 steven stucky won a pulitzer prize for his second concerto for orchestra, and the prize was presented at columbia university in new york city. Also, singly and severally, the players respond to this clever and compelling score with a zeal that. The concerto for orchestra format maintains a lustrous presence in contemporary american music, with notable examples by richard danielpour and jennifer higdon. His second concerto for orchestra won the pulitzer prize. A, spatial narrative, or, spatial organ concerto, and thus an example of brants use of. Survivors include his wife of three years, kristen frey stucky, and. Zoltan kodaly, one of the few to precede bartok in this form, wrote his concerto for orchestra on a commission from the chicago symphony orchestra to honor its fiftieth anniversary. Written for the performers on this disc, the score consists of seven movements in which the percussionist sometimes plays a soloistic role, and in others is integrated into the orchestra. The new, exciting and soon forgotten the new york times. Concerto for violin and string orchestra, bwv 1042, e major musical score 7p. Feb 17, 2016 composed in the mid1980s for husbandandwife duo karen clarke violin and george riordan oboe, steven stucky s double concerto is split into three movements with two cadenza sections. American orchestral music performed by the albany symphony orchestra tr 0605. His first marriage, to melissa whitehead, ended in divorce. Steven stucky 19492016 etudes 2000 concerto for recorder and orchestra.
Stucky produced a large number of works and taught some of the most important composers of the next generation. It was my job to make the case for stucky s second concerto for orchestra, since it had been commissioned by the l. It is music expertly designed to show off the philharmonic, music director esapekka salonen, and the disney acoustic at their dazzling best. Johann sebastian bachs concerto for violin and string orchestra, bwv 1042, e major, annotated by roman totenberg. Steven stucky double concerto for violin and oboe youtube. Steven stucky a personal view by donald crockett steven stucky, americas composerinresidence, as russell platt of the new yorker put it awhile back, was a close friend for many years. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Concerto in d flat for piano and chamber orchestra full score. This epic piece by carl ruggles see separate introductory video, steven stucky s 2nd concerto for orchestra epic, and the lovely john harbisons 4th symphony epic. Second concerto for orchestra by steven stucky 19492016. Composer visits to hear his work performed lifestyle. Steven stucky biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Its a practice nathan borrowed from steven stucky, and one used to great effect in the space of a door.
A colorful, delightbringing score, it has the feel of music we know well lovingly replanted to charm new surroundings. First performed by piers lane and the sydney symphony orchestra, carl vines vibrant piano concerto no. Philharmonic, and later he became the orchestras consulting composer for new music, working closely with esapekka salonen. Second concerto for orchestra, by steven stucky theodore. The piece was written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the environmental science book silent spring by rachel carson and was commissioned by the pittsburgh symphony orchestra in collaboration with the rachel carson institute at chatham university. This is a training orchestra, in existence for 30 years now, and the playing is at a very high level. How unlikely steven stucky proved indispensable to the l. Philharmonic, the cleveland symphony orchestra, the chicago symphony, the eastman woodwind ensemble, and many others. The pittsburgh symphony named him composer of the year for its 20112012 season.
Steven stucky, a pulitzer prizewinning american composer whose work was widely commissioned by major orchestras around the world and who earned respect as a conductor, teacher and. Phil for the orchestra s first season in walt disney concert hall, and i. Steven stucky 1989 pulitzer finalist, concerto for orchestra. For flute i, flute ii, flute iii, piccolo, oboe i, oboe ii. In addition to the second concerto, stucky s then recent output includes spirit voices, a a. To set this templates initial visibility, the state.
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